Milk-bottle holder



Jan. 7, 41930. J. N. DAUGHERTY 1,742,237

MILK BOTTLE Hamm Filed April 17. 1928 Attorney 10 in view as will appear35 ings l2 so 40 so that it Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES PATEN OFF ICE JAMES N. DAUGHERTY, OF MASURY, OHIO Application filed April 17,

This invention relates to a milk bottle holder` and-has for its objectto provide a structure which is simple, inexpensive to manufacture,sanitary, handy, convenient,

5 compact, easy to handle, thoroughly efficient `20 ing the base insection.

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof'.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes the base which is provided with side flanges 6 and an 25 endflange 7 at the front thereof. These flanges 6 and 7 rise therefrom andthe flanges 6 extend beyond the rear edge of' the base as is shown inFigure 1. An L.-shaped bracket 8 has its lower horizontal arm fixed tothe cen- 30 ter of the base 5 by means of screws 9 or in any otherpreferred manner. The back 10 is secured to the vertical leg of theybracket 8 by means of screws 11 or in any other suitable manner. Thisback is provided with openthat screws or the like may beinsertedtherethrough and engaged in the wall `or other suitable support.

A hinge la is mounted at the upper end of the back. A lid 15 is engagedwith the hinge maybe swung to a horizontal position as shown in Figure1, over a milk bottle seated on the base, and the lid is provided with arecess 16 in the bottom thereof into which the nioutliof the bottle willextend. The base 4.5 5 is provided with a plurality of circulatingopenings 18. This holder provides a sanitary and convenient means ofhandling milk 'after it is delivered to the home. The method now used'indelivering milk to the homes by dairies and other agencies is to set thebot- -position, a cover plate, and a hinge 1928. Serial N0. 270,725.

tles along side walks, porches, and many unsanitaiy places where it maybe molested in several dierent `ways, namely, prowlers, children playingin the streets, dogs, cats and the like. The features of this holder isto eliminate these disadvantages by having the holder attached to thesides of the buildings7 hallways or kitchens, where milk may he placedinaccessible to these annoyances to maintain it pure. The holder is soconstiucted that there is a free air circulation around the bottle atall times. It is also so constructed as to hold the bottle very firmly,Y

it being impossible for the bottle to be removed without first raisingthe lid which lits over the mouth of the bottle. This lid, which fitsover the mouth of' the bottle, also protects the paper cap which is usedin the mouth of the milk bottle.

No clamps or springs are necessary to sup` port the bottle. It isthought that the construction, utility, and advantages of this inventionwill now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art, without a moredetailed description thereof.` The present embodiment of the inventionhas been disclosed in detail, merely by way of example, since in actualpractice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable,in the statement of the invention and the above descrip-V tion.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of' construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to,

without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention ashereinafter claimed or sacriiicing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

` A milk bottle holder comprising a base including a bottom plate, sideiianges carried by the plate and a front flange carried bythe plate, avertical back plate extending upwardly from the base and disposedbetween the side flanges, an L-shaped bracket having one ai'm secured tothe bottom face of the bottom plate and its other arm to the front sainein v face of the back plate for holding the having its beads securedrespectively to the upper edge of the back plate and the cover plate,the rear edge of the cover plate engaging the front face of the backplate when in its lowered position, whereby the cover plate will beh'eld over and spaced from the top of a bottle,` when the same s placedon the base, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

JAMES N. DAUGHERTY.

